"imagination soars in online festival" - The Age
"Gertrude Opera's 10-day festival has made a mockery of the limitations imposed by the coronavirus lockdown,
with lively productions highlighting the intimacy and drama that clever camerawork can create"
- Sydney Morning Herald
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"pure joy online" - The Age
"exceptional...potent and streamlined" - Limelight
"delightfully conceptualised...highly evocative and engaging" - Stage Whispers
A Gertrude Opera (AUS) - Monk Parrots Production (USA)
music by David Lang
stories by Lydia Davis, and words by David Lang after Gottfried von Strassburg, Beroul, Sir Thomas Malory, Marie de France,
Beatriz Contessa de Dia, Thomas of Britain, the yom kippur liturgy and Richard Wagner
Directed by Luke Leonard
Featuring Amelia Jones Heather Fletcher Belinda Paterson Alexandra Amerides (VIC)
Josh Landis Charlotte Simcock Gates Leonard (USA)
"savagely witty...tender and poignant" - The Age
"an exceptional production...more please." Classic Melbourne
"a captivating and enchanting show" - Stage Whispers
A Gertrude Opera Production
music by Nicholas Gentile words by Lincoln Hall
Directed by Linda Thompson
Featuring Georgia Wilkinson Morgan Carter Nigel Huckle Sam Ward
With Glenn Amer - piano and Flora Carbo - saxophone
"a strong and vibrant interpretation...no weak links." - The Age / Sydney Morning Herald
"an alluring and evocative piece...cleverly bridges personal storytelling and cultural interconnectedness." - Limelight
A Gertrude Opera Production
music by Ross James Carey words by Merrill Findlay
Directed by Linda Thompson
Music Direction by Patrick Burns
Cinematography by Anna Cadden (TAS) Ehran Edwards (NSW) Tiana Koutsis (VIC)
Edited by Greta Nash
Featuring
Emily Burke as Kate
Andrew Moran as 'Bricky' Foster
Michael Lapiña as Quong Lee
with Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba (violin) Zoe Knighton (cello) Brendan Toohey (clarinet) Patrick Burns (accordion*)
*virtual
2021 Festival Dates
October 15 - 24